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Wirecard smashes into Worldpay bid at $9.4bn

27 Aug 15 @ 08:51

The enigmatic German payments processor Wirecard is heavily rumoured to have joined the bidding for UK rival Worldpay. Wirecard is competing against private-equity bidders, including a joint proposal from Blackstone Group... read more

UK contactless card use skyrockets

26 Aug 15 @ 17:02

Spending by British consumers on their contactless cards has increased more than five-fold in the last 12 months, according to MasterCard’s UK spending data. Cardholders have driven 560% year-on-year growth... read more

US mobile cheque deposit on the rise

26 Aug 15 @ 15:47

One in seven Americans have used mobile cheque deposit using a mobile device within the past year – up from one in eight Americans last year, according to a recent survey... read more

Credit card: unsuitable for online payments

26 Aug 15 @ 15:28

The credit card was originally designed for making cashless purchases at stationary retailers. The idea was that the cardholder would produce the signed card when paying – when he or she... read more

Visa Checkout a hit with online consumers

25 Aug 15 @ 15:54

Visa says that online shoppers using its Visa Checkout payment service are 17% more likely to complete their purchases than those using PayPal. Visa Checkout, which allows shoppers to store their payment information... read more

FIME revolutionises payment terminal kernel design

25 Aug 15 @ 15:43

In a move which will assist EMV payment terminal, mobile point of sale (mPOS) and kernel developers to bring their products to market more efficiently, quickly and cost effectively, FIME has... read more

CurrentC to delay launch

24 Aug 15 @ 16:16

CurrentC, the mobile payment platform developed by MCX, will kick off a public beta test within the next few weeks in Ohio, but may not push its service across the... read more

Android Pay launching this week

24 Aug 15 @ 16:02

According to numerous press reports, Android Pay is set to launch this week, letting users of Google’s mobile operating system pay with their phones. The service is set to go live... read more

Big changes in US Debit industry

21 Aug 15 @ 16:10

The 2015 Debit Issuer Study, commissioned by PULSE, one of the nation’s leading debit/ATM networks, highlights the underlying trends that have contributed to the rise of debit during the 10... read more

Rival Bitcoin software emerges – developers split on future

21 Aug 15 @ 15:52

A power struggle has emerged over the last few days regarding the future of bitcoin. The feud is dividing leading developers, provoking a fierce debate over whether the digital currency’s software... read more

Target breach: MasterCard eyes fresh settlement

21 Aug 15 @ 15:40

Target’s recent settlement with Visa to reimburse card issuers up to a reported $67 million for expenses related to the retailer’s 2013 data breach may pave the way for a similar... read more

Advanced Payments – Which paths to success?

20 Aug 15 @ 15:49

PCM in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Co. and American Express unveil the findings of the latest Advanced Payments Survey. The annual Advanced Payments Survey, which this year has been... read more

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Mastercard and BVNK Launch Platform Linking Fiat and Stablecoin Payments

20 Oct 26 @ 09:06

Mastercard has launched a new platform with BVNK that brings fiat currencies and stablecoins together through a single API, marking the first major integration ... more

Visa Builds Agentic Commerce Infrastructure as Credentials Reach 5.2 Billion

29 Oct 26 @ 19:39

Visa is expanding its payments infrastructure around agentic commerce, stablecoins and tokenisation as its global credential base reaches 5.2 billion and ... more

Starling Builds UK-Sovereign AI Model With Nvidia and Civo

15 Oct 26 @ 19:41

Starling is developing a transactional foundation model with Nvidia that will be trained and hosted entirely within a UK sovereign cloud, as the digital bank lo... more